tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post115224009570822389..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Cats and dogs and mice...towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1152315226537686902006-07-07T19:33:00.000-04:002006-07-07T19:33:00.000-04:00In retrospect, Claire, you're right about that and...In retrospect, Claire, you're right about that and it honestly never occurred to me. It should have, but it didn't. And the box hooked up to the exhaust would have been the better method. Not that I think we'll have to go through this again anytime soon, but we'll keep that in mind.<BR/><BR/>And Colette, we honestly didn't think it was cruel. The thinking, and you can argue that it was poor thinking, was that the mouse's days were numbered, what with the giant tumour on its back. Why not give it a few days freedom before it succums?<BR/><BR/>Dumb? Perhaps. But there you go....towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1152312368459653472006-07-07T18:46:00.000-04:002006-07-07T18:46:00.000-04:00Craig, that was the absolute shittiest thing to do...Craig, that was the absolute shittiest thing to do. He could have died before you even left Iqaluit. If you didn't want to take care of it, then why did you guys bring it home? <BR/><BR/>Clare, the exhaust method isn't terribly humane. Exhaust gases are hot and burn before killing. Animal control officers have been prosecuted for cruelty to animals for using that method. No doubt it would have worked on something as small as a mouse without burning but not on a larger animal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1152278744341035452006-07-07T09:25:00.000-04:002006-07-07T09:25:00.000-04:00I hate to be the one to bring it up, but it is irr...I hate to be the one to bring it up, but it is irresponsible to release unwanted pets into the wild. Introduced non-native species have done untold damage to eco-systems world wide. While the chances of a problem might be small, another mouse owner releasing his pet near yours, it being of the opposite sex, offspring being hardy enough to survive etc., the potential for damage is great. (There are a lot of Carolina painted turtles in areas where they don't belong and they compete against native species because little Timmy no longer has interest in his turtle and mom and dad take it down to the nearby pond)<BR/><BR/>Euthanasia is by far the better option and for future reference a quick and humane method is to put the animal in a box hooked up to your car's exhaust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com